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most citedTwinkle -- a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science

16 citations · 30 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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5 papers

astro-ph.SR2025

The Preliminary Mauve Science Programme: Science themes identified for the first year of operations

Mauve Science Collaboration, Marcel Agueros, Don Dixon +22

Mauve is a low-cost small satellite developed and operated by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The payload features a 13 cm telescope connected with a fibre that feeds into a UV-Vis spectrome…

astro-ph.IM2025

Atmospheric Characterisation with the Twinkle Space Telescope Following Advances from JWST Observations

Tailong Zhang, Benjamin Wilcock, Sushuang Ma +5

The Twinkle Space Telescope is a satellite designed for spectroscopic observations of a wide range of extrasolar and solar system objects. Equipped with a 0.45 m diameter telescope…

astro-ph.IM2025

MauveSim: the instrument simulator software for the Blue Skies Space Mauve satellite

Arianna Saba, Fabio Favata, Giorgio Savini +4

We present MauveSim, the instrument simulator software for Mauve, the latest mission from Blue Skies Space dedicated to time-domain stellar astronomy. MauveSim functions as an end-…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 16 cited

Twinkle -- a small satellite spectroscopy mission for the next phase of exoplanet science

Ian Stotesbury, Billy Edwards, Jean-Francois Lavigne +35

With a focus on off-the-shelf components, Twinkle is the first in a series of cost competitive small satellites managed and financed by Blue Skies Space Ltd. The satellite is based…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 14 cited

Terminus: A Versatile Simulator for Space-based Telescopes

Billy Edwards, Ian Stotesbury

Space-based telescopes offer unparalleled opportunities for characterising exoplanets, Solar System bodies and stellar objects. However, observatories in low Earth orbits (e.g. Hub…